SAS Visual Analytics

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Analytics
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Enable your whole team to make better decisions with data visualization and reporting

How to Replace SAS Visual Analytics

Overview

SAS Visual Analytics is a single application for reporting, data exploration and analytics that enables everyone to easily discover and share powerful insights. It provides interactive reporting, visual discovery, self-service analytics, and scalability with governance in a powerful in-memory environment.

Features

21 features across 16 categories

AI/ML(2)

Augmented AnalyticsAI

Automatically discover stories hidden in data with suggestions and identification of related measures

Natural Language ExplanationsAI

Machine learning-powered natural language explanations of insights and findings

Analytics(3)

SAS Visual Text AnalyticsAIPremium

Specialized text analytics capability for advanced text processing

Self-Service AnalyticsAI

Automated forecasting, goal seeking, scenario analysis, decision trees and more accessible regardless of skill level

Text AnalyticsAI

Gain insight from social media and other text data with sentiment analysis

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Collaboration(1)

Collaboration Features

Slice and dice data collaboratively, share insights, and interact with visualizations across teams

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Data Exploration(1)

Visual DiscoveryAI

Visually explore data and identify relationships, outliers, clusters and key insights automatically

Data Management(1)

Data Access and PreparationAI

Access, profile, cleanse and transform data using an intuitive interface with self-service data preparation and embedded AI

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Developer Tools(3)

Open Integration for Developers

Add creative visualization with third-party JavaScript libraries like D3 and C3 with full interactivity, plus REST APIs for any client language

SAS Visual Analytics SDKPremium

Software development kit for embedding and extending SAS Visual Analytics functionality

Visualizations via GitHub

Leverage open source development resources for custom visualizations

Also in: Jobber, Hugging Face, 1Password

Geospatial Analysis(1)

Location Analytics

Combine traditional data with location data for geographical context in analysis and decision making

Also in: Peloton

Governance(1)

SAS Information Governance

Data governance and quality management integrated with data access and preparation

Also in: MuleSoft, Looker, Okta

Infrastructure(1)

Cloud Native Architecture

Compact, cloud native and fast architecture enabling optimization of cloud investment across any cloud provider

Integration(1)

Embedded Insights

Embed visual insights, interactive stories or whole reports into custom web applications with live data or snapshots

Localization(1)

Multi-language Support

Support for 28+ languages including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Arabic, and more

Mobile(1)

Mobile Apps

Native mobile applications for iOS and Android to view and interact with reports and dashboards on tablets and smartphones

Platform Integration(1)

SAS Viya Integration

Part of the broader SAS Viya platform ecosystem

Predictive Analytics(1)

Predictive AnalyticsAI

Easy-to-use predictive analytics enabling business analysts to assess outcomes and make data-driven decisions without programming

Productivity Integration(1)

Microsoft 365 Integration

Seamless integration with Microsoft 365 applications including Excel and Outlook for embedding and sharing analytics insights

Reporting(1)

Interactive Reporting

Create stunning interactive reports and dashboards with key performance metrics shareable via web and mobile devices

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for SAS Visual Analytics. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a SAS Visual Analytics alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 21 features.

Buy SAS Visual Analytics

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying SAS Visual Analytics saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 21 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

6 known integrations

C3 JavaScript LibraryD3 JavaScript LibraryGitHubMicrosoft 365Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Outlook